University of Notre Dame 2022 Peace Studies PhD Scholarship for International Students

The Ph.D. program at the Kroc Institute empowers students to become outstanding scholars and teachers who contribute to a growing body of peacebuilding knowledge and practice with the goal of addressing violence and alleviating human suffering.  Peace studies Ph.D. students choose a partner discipline for research and course work: anthropology, history, political science, psychology, sociology, or theology. The peace studies curriculum is integrated with these traditional disciplines in the humanities and social sciences to create a unique framework of study for each student. Students also have access to extensive research opportunities at the Institute and across Notre Dame.  Upon graduation, students are fully trained and equipped for a wide variety of scholarly, teaching, and professional careers, including: Interdisciplinary academic positions; Positions requiring expertise in the peace and conflict subfields of anthropology, history, political science, psychology, sociology, or theology; and Scholar-practitioner roles in intergovernmental, governmental, or nongovernmental organizations.